This is the Forward’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants crossed into southern Israel and massacred civilians, prompting Israel to invade the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas War
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Opinion Will Hamas say ‘Uncle!’ before America says ‘Enough!’?
Israel has to avoid civilian casualties, even if America doesn't
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News Your turn: American college students share how the Israel-Gaza war is affecting life on campus
Misha Shaffner-Kargman, a Jewish student at a liberal arts college, asks, “Why can’t we just mourn in peace?”
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Yiddish World Meet the upbeat Yiddish-chatting Israeli soldier, Yonatan
Yonatan Alman shares Yiddish videos of his experiences on Israel's northern front, even one demonstrating how to load ammunition.
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News ‘You feel invisible’: Israeli Bedouins fear rockets and apathy
Of the 200,000 Bedouins who live in the Negev, about half reside in cities and towns unrecognized by Israel
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Fast Forward Hamas killed her mother and niece. Her children are hostages in Gaza.
Hadas Calderon is advocating for the untold number of children among Hamas' hostages
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Opinion My family is trapped in Gaza. They’re not the ‘other team’
Palestinian lives have been consistently devalued and dehumanized by US and Israeli officials
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Fast Forward ADL researcher quits over Greenblatt blasting of Jewish left on Israel and Hamas
‘Some things are more important than a job,’ he says
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Opinion I’m a gay Black Jew, and I feel abandoned by the allies I’ve supported for years
Why is the LGBTQ+ community pledging allegiance to a regime that wants to kill us?
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Sports This year’s biggest World Cup upset came from its most ‘Jew-ish’ team
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News Who is Gadi Eisenkot, the Israeli politician who could dethrone Netanyahu?
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Opinion The latest victim of the culture war over Israel is a left-wing, lapsed Catholic Bible scholar
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Fast Forward Trump nominee defends college cartoon of Jewish student with devil horns at Senate hearing
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Fast Forward Jewish anti-Zionist David Orkin defeats incumbent in NY Assembly primary
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Fast Forward Half of Americans think the U.S. is ‘too supportive’ of Israel